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Role of Ngos in Human Rights Protection

NGOs play an important role in protecting human rights by collecting information on human rights violations, reporting them to relevant agencies, raising awareness about human rights, and putting pressure on governments and the UN to uphold human rights. Some of the largest and most prominent human rights NGOs mentioned are Amnesty International, Defence for Children International, and Association for Women's Rights in Development. These NGOs work to protect a wide range of human rights issues around the world.

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Role of Ngos in Human Rights Protection

NGOs play an important role in protecting human rights by collecting information on human rights violations, reporting them to relevant agencies, raising awareness about human rights, and putting pressure on governments and the UN to uphold human rights. Some of the largest and most prominent human rights NGOs mentioned are Amnesty International, Defence for Children International, and Association for Women's Rights in Development. These NGOs work to protect a wide range of human rights issues around the world.

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Role of NGOs in human rights

protection
• The Vienna Conference in 1993 conducted by the United Nations, which
was attended by roughly around 840 NGOs around the world, pledged for
a combined human rights mission.
• Human rights NGOs work towards the betterment of humanity and help in
providing assistance to victims suffering from human rights violations
• collect information on persons violating human rights and reporting the
same to various agencies
• spread awareness, and educate about the importance of human rights
• they played an important role by participating in various discussions of
the HR Council.
- various human rights violations around the world were brought to the
notice of the council suggesting different kinds of solutions, and approving
certain resolutions.
- They have been key for putting pressure on their respective governments
as well as the UN organs for the protection of human rights above all.
• Amnesty International is one of the biggest human rights
NGOs in the world founded in 1961
• strictly adheres to the principles mentioned in the UDHR
and ensures that they are followed.
• In 1977, Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize.
• Recent projects taken by the organization include ensuring
human rights are not violated in Israel and Palestine-
occupied areas, pressing for an international investigation
into Beirut explosion in Lebanon, providing humanitarian
aid to war-torn Syria, helping with COVID-19 relief work,
ensuring LGBTQ equality, and sexual reproductive rights
around the world.
• Defence for Children International (DCI) is a child
rights focused movement
• Ensure effective implementation of UNCRC
• Thematic priorities include violence against
children,justice for children,child migrants and
refugees,children affected by armed conflict etc.
• She Leads programme giving access to international
platforms,promotion of equal rights and opportunities
for girls and young women,children facing inhuman
conditions etc. are some cross-cutting issues handled
by the movement
• Association for Women’s Rights in
Development (AWID) is a collective of
professionals fighting for women’s rights
• for equal status between genders
• World Oganisation against Torture fights
against detention, forced disappearences,
torture etc.
• Milaan Foundation is an NGO in India that
basically works towards empowering small
girls across the country.
• This organisation ensures underprivileged
girls get all the basic requirements and proper
training to stand up for themselves in the
future.
• Till now, the organisation has worked and
helped around 40,000 children in the country.
• Child in need institute is a non-profit
organisation registered under the Societies
Registration Act,1860 in India.
• This organisation works towards the
betterment of poor children in the country.
• The main motive is to break the chain of
social issues like poverty, illiteracy,
unemployment amongst the underprivileged
in the country.
• Acid Survivors Sahaas Foundation based in
Mumbai provides treatment to acid-attack
victims.
• It also ensures employment and other assistance.
• provides aid to around 50 acid-attacks victims
across four states in the country.
• Committee for Legal Aid to the Poor(CLAP)
works towards providing legal assistance to the
poor.
• It works towards protecting human rights
through the process of law.
Human Rights Council

• United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is


constituted to promote and protect human
rights around the world.
- The Council has 47 members and has its headquarters
at the United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland.
• The Council replaced the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights in 2006
• The Council works closely with the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and engages
the United Nations special procedures
• Directly responsible subsidiary bodies include
1.Universal Periodic Review Working Group to review
reports
• 2. Advisory Committee which succeeded the
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection
of Human Rights in 2007 to provide expert advice
• Complaint procedure to handle gross violations with
the help of two working groups
• Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Forum on Minority Issues
• Social Forum

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